Oakland man got 32 years in Richmond homicide

RICHMOND — An Oakland man was sentenced to 32 years in state prison to settle his murder case, court records show.

Gregory Bonner, 50, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 33-year-old Jeremy Griego, records show. In exchange, he was sentenced to 32 years in prison with a little more than 700 days of credit for time served while in jail.

Bonner’s plea deal was finalized in July but has not been previously reported. He is currently incarcerated in Calipatria State Prison, records show.

Griego was shot and killed on Aug. 20, 2022, according to court records. Police said at the time that Griego and Bonner, both Oakland residents, arrived together in a grey Pontiac at Richmond’s Southside Park, near Sixth Street and Virginia Avenue, shortly before the shooting.

Witnesses and a video obtained by police helped establish that the two argued and fought after arriving at the park, and that Bonner shot Griego at least once during the altercation. The Pontiac was later found at a homeless encampment in Oakland, authorities said.

Bonner was scheduled to go to trial on the day that he agreed to the plea deal, court records show.